Skip to main content

About Bandiha Village

Bandiha is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 48 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Bandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 48
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandiha compares

By the 2011 count Bandiha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bandiha

Bandiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bandiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bandiha from other places

Bandiha lies about 31 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bandiha
Nearest town Kathhāra 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 5.3 km
District headquarters Bokaro 31 km

Villages closest to Bandiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gumia tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bandiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandiha village had a population of 93. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Bandiha village has 48 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandiha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Bandiha covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandiha falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bandiha is Bokaro Thermal, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bandiha.

Bandiha is about 31 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandiha is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 2.3 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 3.0 km away. Gumia is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenudam Cum Kathhara (2.3 km), Saram (3.3 km) and Ambatanr (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bandiha today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.